{"id":2209,"date":"2020-08-31T09:10:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T16:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/?page_id=2209"},"modified":"2024-07-15T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T20:50:34","slug":"action-verbs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/internships-careers\/resources\/action-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Check out this compilation of action verbs perfect for enhancing r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, cover letters, and more. Adapted, enlarged list inspired by Employment Development Department of Palo Alto, CA.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClerical or Detailed Skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li>approved<\/li><li>arranged<\/li><li>catalogued<\/li><li>classified<\/li><li>collected<\/li><li>compiled<\/li><li>dispatched<\/li><li>executed<\/li><li>generated<\/li><li>implemented<\/li><li>inspected<\/li><li>monitored<\/li><li>operated<\/li><li>organized<\/li><li>prepared<\/li><li>processed<\/li><li>purchased<\/li><li>recorded<\/li><li>retrieved<\/li><li>screened<\/li><li>specified<\/li><li>systematized<\/li><li>tabulated<\/li><li>validated<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunication Skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li>addressed<\/li><li>arbitrated<\/li><li>arranged<\/li><li>authored<\/li><li>corresponded<\/li><li>developed<\/li><li>directed<\/li><li>drafted<\/li><li>edited<\/li><li>enlisted<\/li><li>formulated<\/li><li>influenced<\/li><li>interpreted<\/li><li>lectured<\/li><li>mediated<\/li><li>moderated<\/li><li>motivated<\/li><li>negotiated<\/li><li>persuaded<\/li><li>promoted<\/li><li>publicized<\/li><li>reconciled<\/li><li>recruited<\/li><li>spoke<\/li><li>translated<\/li><li>wrote<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreative Skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li>acted<\/li><li>conceptualized<\/li><li>created<\/li><li>designed<\/li><li>developed<\/li><li>directed<\/li><li>established<\/li><li>fashioned<\/li><li>founded<\/li><li>illustrated<\/li><li>instituted<\/li><li>integrated<\/li><li>introduced<\/li><li> invented<\/li><li>originated<\/li><li>performed<\/li><li>planned<\/li><li>revitalized<\/li><li>shaped<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinancial Skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li>administrated<\/li><li>allocated<\/li><li>analyzed<\/li><li>appraised<\/li><li>audited<\/li><li>balanced<\/li><li>budgeted<\/li><li>calculated<\/li><li>computed<\/li><li>developed<\/li><li>forecasted<\/li><li> managed<\/li><li>marketed<\/li><li>planned<\/li><li>projected<\/li><li>researched<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHelping Skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li>assessed<\/li><li>assisted<\/li><li>clarified<\/li><li>coached<\/li><li>counseled<\/li><li>demonstrated<\/li><li>diagnosed<\/li><li>educated<\/li><li>expedited<\/li><li>facilitated<\/li><li>familiarized<\/li><li>guided<\/li><li>referred<\/li><li>rehabilitated<\/li><li>represented<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManagement Skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li>administered<\/li><li>analyzed<\/li><li>assigned<\/li><li>attained<\/li><li>chaired<\/li><li>contracted<\/li><li>consolidated<\/li><li>coordinated<\/li><li>delegated<\/li><li>developed<\/li><li>directed<\/li><li>evaluated<\/li><li>executed<\/li><li>improved<\/li><li>increased<\/li><li>organized<\/li><li>oversaw<\/li><li>planned<\/li><li>prioritized<\/li><li>produced<\/li><li>recommended<\/li><li>reviewed<\/li><li>scheduled<\/li><li>strengthened<\/li><li>supervised<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResearch Skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li>clarified<\/li><li>collected<\/li><li>critiqued<\/li><li>diagnosed<\/li><li>evaluated<\/li><li>examined<\/li><li>extracted<\/li><li>identified<\/li><li>inspected<\/li><li>interpreted<\/li><li>interviewed<\/li><li>investigated<\/li><li>organized<\/li><li>reviewed<\/li><li>summarized<\/li><li>surveyed<\/li><li>systematized<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTeaching Skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li>adapted<\/li><li>advised<\/li><li>clarified<\/li><li>coached<\/li><li>communicated<\/li><li>coordinated<\/li><li>developed<\/li><li>enabled<\/li><li>encouraged<\/li><li>evaluated<\/li><li>explained<\/li><li>facilitated<\/li><li>guided<\/li><li>informed<\/li><li>initiated<\/li><li>instructed<\/li><li>persuaded<\/li><li>set goals<\/li><li>stimulated<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Skills\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li>assembled<\/li><li>built<\/li><li>calculated<\/li><li>computed<\/li><li>designed<\/li><li>devised<\/li><li>engineered<\/li><li>fabricated<\/li><li>maintained<\/li><li>operated<\/li><li>overhauled<\/li><li>programmed<\/li><li>remodeled<\/li><li>repaired<\/li><li>solved<\/li><li>trained<\/li><li>upgraded<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-color-background--white wsu-width--full wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-spacing-before--xxmedium\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-wsu\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:0;height:215px;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-color-background--white wsu-position--relative wsu-zindex--level-4 wsu-border--add-top wsu-spacing-padding-left--xxmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xxmedium wsu-spacing-top--xmedium wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-border--color-crimson\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\">Contact the Internships and Career Services Office<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-after--xxsmall wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-spacing-before--sxxsmall\">\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dana Hall 140, 305 NE Spokane St.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:5093358726\">509-335-8726<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:vcea.internships@wsu.edu\">vcea.internships@wsu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Coaching <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>By Appointment<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/s\/z8HObUnNHUCdM4K38rPyAQ2\">Lisa Hathaway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interns:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Anna Nielsen<\/a> (MIS), <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Ariana Avina<\/a> (ME), <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Troy Buchanan<\/a> (ME), <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Chance Shungu<\/a> (CS), and <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/VoilandCollegeCareerServices@email.wsu.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">Samantha Klein <\/a>(CS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Drop-in<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Interns: <\/strong>3-4 pm, Monday through Friday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-spacing-after--none\">Social Media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-social-icons vcss-custom-social\"><li class=\"wsu-social-icons__twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WSUVoilandPPEL\"><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Go to wsu twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wsu-social-icons__facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WSUVoilandSS\"><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Go to wsu facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wsu-social-icons__instagram\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BAaVQIMM6mw\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Go to wsu instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wsu-social-icons__linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/14355576\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Go to wsu linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-spacing-before--small\">Mailing Address<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Voiland College Internships and Career Services<br>Washington State University<br>PO Box 642718<br>Pullman, WA 99164-2718<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wsu-spacing-after--none\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"126\" 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